Urban and Regional Planning

Volume 5, Issue 4, December 2020

  • Spatial Distribution Simulation and Trend Analysis of Land Use in Sanya Based on GeoSOS-FLUS Model

    Jian Kai, Wang Shengnan, Guo Lixia, Zhang Qing

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 4, December 2020
    Pages: 97-108
    Received: 29 October 2020
    Accepted: 9 November 2020
    Published: 19 November 2020
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    Abstract: In the new era, with the acceleration of the construction of Hainan Free Trade Island, the contradiction between the maintenance of ecological security and the development of urban and rural construction in Sanya has become increasingly prominent. In order to explore the spatial pattern and sustainable development trend of land use in Sanya City in... Show More
  • Water Areas of Kiev: Losses, Gains and Ways of Revival

    Nikolai Demin, Olga Mykhailyk

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 4, December 2020
    Pages: 109-113
    Received: 5 November 2020
    Accepted: 20 November 2020
    Published: 27 November 2020
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    Abstract: The article is devoted to one of the most important issues of urban planning – the coexistence of water bodies and the city. Vulnerability of natural waters in the urban environment is compared to the circulatory system of the human body. For illustrative purpose, the great Leonardo da Vinci, who initiated regional redevelopment using both river re... Show More
  • Exploring Multiculturalism as a Dynamic Factor for Spurring the New Economy, Particularly Present Within Port Cities

    Luana Parisi, John Eger

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 4, December 2020
    Pages: 114-121
    Received: 20 November 2020
    Accepted: 7 December 2020
    Published: 16 December 2020
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    Abstract: Cities are widely recognized as the preferred places for cultural production and interactions, with their ability to agglomerate high-skilled workers and talented people, and to host services and knowledge infrastructures connected through formal and informal networks. They stand at the intersection points of both physical connections, including pa... Show More
  • Exploration of Natural Playgrounds in Urban Parks: Promoting Children’s Health

    Kaidi Zuo, Lihua Wei, Yanguo Cong

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 4, December 2020
    Pages: 122-131
    Received: 11 November 2020
    Published: 16 December 2020
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    Abstract: Children’s health includes physiological, psychological, cognitive, behavioral and other aspects of health. Playing in nature has been demonstrated to have irreplaceable benefits for children’s health. However, the urban built-up environment devours the natural play space and aggravates children’s problems. Since the 1990s, people have gradually re... Show More